Friday, 01 August 2014

Rilo Kiley (rilokiley.com) announces North American tour. Check out the dates: Minneapolis! So maybe you may see me at First Ave...
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SUNDAY, AUGUST 3
FIRST AVENUEJenny Lewis w/ The Apache Relay

Both Tori Amos at the O'Shaughnessy and Broken Bells at the State Theatre ticket costs about $40 each... if that's out of your price range, come check out The Apache Relay and Jenny Lewis at First Avenue on August 3rd.

Since many of you may know Lewis' name as actress (various film & television roles) and singer of Rilo Kiley and Jenny & Johnny, you may not know opener The Apache Relay.

The Apache Relay are based out of Nashville, and they will be playing tracks from their new self-titled album, which is out now via So Recordings.

I got a chance to hear their single, "Katie Queen of Tennessee" and it sounded great! You will find yourself humming to the melodies.

Just 2 weeks into their national tour with sellouts in every major market including: Austin, Los Angeles, San Francisco, Portland and Seattle, the Madison via Baraboo, WI sextet announce their 2nd single …

MONDAY, AUGUST 4
7TH STREET ENTRYPhox

Indie-pop band PHOX (pronounced 'fox') are playing the 7th Street Entry this Monday, August 4th. Expect the Wisconsin-based band to play tracks from their self-titled debut album, which came out June 24th via Partisan Records.

PHOX's single, "Kingfisher", was made iTunes Singles of the Week for the week of July 8th, which made the band quite happy. Band member Zach Johnston talked about the song, explaining that the song was "about longing for a certain person romantically and then realizing that you may have invented the whole infatuation in your head. Who knows how things would have turned out had you actually been in a relationship with this person..."

Usually the Cedar is very good about starting shows on time, but because Sylvan Esso (a duo of vocalist Amelia Meath and beats maker Nick Sanborn) only prepared for a thirty-five minute set …

TUESDAY, AUGUST 5
7TH STREET ENTRYDana Buoy w/ Aero Flynn

Dana Janssen is currently playing under the stage name Dana Buoy. Dana Buoy is currently heading out on tour in support of his new 2014 EP called Preacher.

It should also be noted that most of the dates with Sylvan Esso have sold out. The band was recently in Minneapolis at the second annual 10 Thousand Sounds Music Festival, which we caught the "up-and-coming dreamy indie-folk duo" last year, when they only had a handful of songs.

Tuesday, 20 November 2012

Remember how I wondered if James was going to break up? I guess not just yet, seeing as they've just announced a touring team-up with Echo and the Bunnymen.

Although the headliner is listed as James, I thought maybe Echo & the Bunnymen (or rather Ian McCulloch & Will Sergeant, according to bunnymen.com) should be a double-header bill. Both bands have had one-hit: Echo & the Bunnymen with "The Killing Moon" and James with "Laid."

James' "The Gathering Sound Tour" is kicking off in April 2013, the tour is in support of a forthcoming limited edition boxset of The Gathering of Sound (coming out December 2012): a 4GB USB stick featuring all the studio albums, plus "Best Of" tracks and 180gsm 12" of demos and scrapbook, badges (buttons), backstage passes replica, art-cards, etc. If you're a hardcore fan, this boxset was clearly designed for you.

Jim James, singer/songwriter/guitarist for My Morning Jacket, will be releasing his debut solo album Regions of Light and Sound of God on ATO Records on February 5th, 2013.

Usually when I see these solo artist album, I think that the music is in a different direction than the typical My Morning Jacket.
And this isn't just a compilation of odds and ends, this upcoming album was conceived from start to finish under Regions of Light and Sound of God.

Look for Regions of Light and Sound of God in February. You can get a preview of the new album with a free download of "Know Til Now" available on the official website.